Lake  Forests 
Semicentennial 

1857=1907 


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ME 


a     (  lege    much    larger    than    we    now    have 

gh  to  bring  to   consciousness  a  proper  college   spirit; 

propei      >11<  "  ■■  •■.■■  i  l ;  iol :  m  ;  lai    e  enough  bo  save 

i  in    d(  n     to    tmaU  numbers;     and  yel   never 

id    professors  may    knov,    each    student 

what  its  head,  if  he  happen  to  be 

C    .     .  j  now  I  h<    ;a    ■.  may  aol   oj  ly  be  its  president,  but, 

o  be  the  college  preacher,  and  in  sonv  real    n  I  helpful 

Ben  u    i  pastor  1     fch         I  ii  e     i  Ueg<    i  ommunity  ;  and  ;  e1  never  bo  large  but 

i  racy         ich  »  d<  lightful  and  wholesome  a  feature  of 

the  i  coll  be  a  dominant  factor,  unspoiled  and  unbi  >ken  by 

"We  arc  rue  COLLEGE  and  not  an  imperfect  imitation 

of  i  u   v  i  le       ■'■  liberal  culture  rather  than  an  in  I  I  ition  for  Bpecial 

research       hich  call!   foi  lai      <  I   boratories  than  are  possible  or  even  neces- 

colle  jllege  where  we  can  tea  i!      few   la         things 

■,«.  )ll,   n    he         irj       ve         matteri        of  manj     hings;  a  c  >U<  ■<■   v.  here   we 

shall  c<   ubine  e  ils  of  the  old  methods  with  the  be  th     new; 

acter  shall  be  the  true  end  and  final  test  of  education; 

i  >llege  where  we  shall  n<  i]  icl     ai      but  men  and  women; 

liege  which  shall  be  a  nursery  of  patriotism,  which  is  an  essential  phase 

of  religion." — Inaugural  Address  of  President  Harlan. 

LAKE  FORESTS  CHANGE  OF  POLICY 

■  President   Harlan  has  had  the  full  com,   ■••  oi  his  conviction  that  it  is 
:   u     .     !    dii  under  for  a  good  college  to  stop  calling  itself 

came;  and  moreover,  he  has  so  impressed  his  judg- 
ment the  Trustees  that  he  title  '  Lake  Forest  University  I  no  longer 
to  be  i  i  for  legal  purposes,  but  in  the  future  will  give  place  to 
Lake  Forest  College. 

"So  that  i he  whole  world  is  in  plain  terms  advised  that  LAKE 

FOREST  COLLEGE  does  not  aspire  to  compete  with  the  great  universities 

ional  and  post-graduate  learning,  but  finds  its 
duty  ide        offering    the  opportunities  of  a  well-rouiwlcd  general 

cultur         ider  Christian  influence  and  a  wholesome  atmosphere,   to  young 
men  ;  rho  belie       in  laying  foundations  before  they  begin  the 

superstru-  And    therein   Lake    Forest   magnifies   its   office,    without 

apolog:  —The  Interior  of  August  12,  1902. 


1857-1907 

LAKE  FOREST'S 

SEMI-CENTENNIAL 

UNIVERSITY  OF  ILLINOIS 

AUG  1  0  1915 

PRESIDENTS  OffiCt 


LAKE  FOREST  COLLEGE 

PRESIDENT'S  OFFICE 
OCTOBER.  1905 


PAST  AND  PRESENT 

The  year  1907  will  mark  the  fiftieth  anniversary  of 
the  granting  of  the  original  charter  to  "Lake  Forest  Uni- 
versity. "  As  that  occasion  draws  near  it  is  highly  proper 
to  review  the  past,  to  make  a  just  estimate  of  the  present, 
and  to  plan  wisely  for  the  future. 

In  its  three  departments  Lake  Forest  has  always 
stood  for  high  and  sound  scholarship;  its  growth  has  been 
normal  and  constant ;  it  has  excited  the  interest  and  devo- 
tion of  many  noble  men  and  women;  it  commands  the 
constant  affection  and  loyal  support  of  its  alumni  and 
former  students ;  and  it  faces  its  second  half-century  with 
high  aims. 

It  is  proposed  in  this  pamphlet  to  set  before  its  constit- 
uents, patrons,  and  friends,  in  its  near  and  wider  com- 
munity, a  brief  summary  of  its  history  and  purpose,  and  a 
clear  statement  of  its  present  resources  and  equipment, 
and  its  needs;  to  show,  in  concise  form,  just  what  pro- 
gress the  institution  has  made  in  its  first  half-century; 
what  it  has  done  in  the  training  of  youth;  what  are  its 
assets  in  the  way  of  campus,  buildings  and  endowment; 
what  is  its  present  financial  condition ;  what  is  its  peculiar 
purpose,  and  its  special  opportunity  in  the  region  where 
it  lies;  and,  finally,  what  it  ought  to  have,  in  the  way 
of  further  endowment  and  equipment,  in  order  to  enable 
it  more  quickly  and  completely  to  fulfil  its  function  and 
live  up  to  its  opportunities. 

A  BRIEF  HISTORICAL  SKETCH 

During  the  decade  preceding  the  Civil  War,  certain 
far-sighted  citizens  of  Chicago  conceived  the  plan  of  estab- 
lishing, near  the  Western  metropolis,  and  yet  amid  the 
quiet  and  charm  of  semi-rural  surroundings,  an  institution 
of  liberal  learning,  which  was,  first  of  all,  to  offer  prepara- 
tory and  collegiate  courses,  and,  afterwards,  as  the  way 
might  open,  to  provide  for  graduate  and  professional  study, 
along  true  university  lines. 


With  that  end  in  view,  they  selected  the  choicest  part  of 
this  lovely  North  Shore,  where  now  stands  the  delightful 
country  town  of  Lake  Forest.  Forming,  in  1856,  what  was 
known  as  the  Lake  Forest  Association,  they  purchased  a 
large  tract  of  land,  part  of  which  they  reserved  for  the  pur- 
pose of  their  educational  enterprise,  disposing  of  the 
remainder  to  people  of  culture,  for  suburban  homes.  The 
charter  for  the  corporation  now  known  as  Lake  Forest  Uni- 
versity was  finally  taken  out  in  1857.  At  first,  its  charter 
name  was  "Lind  University" ;  but  in  1865  this  was  changed 
to  "Lake  Forest  University." 

In  1858,  the  Trustees  opened  a  preparatory  department 
for  boys,  Lake  Forest  Academy,  followed,  eleven  years 
later  (1869),  by  the  establishment  of  Ferry  Hall,  a  sepa- 
rate school  for  girls  and  young  women. 

Finally,  in  1876,  the  most  important  stage  in  the 
development  of  their  undertaking  was  reached  in  the 
opening  of  Lake  Forest  College,  which  is  co-educational. 

During  the  following  decade  the  effort  was  made  to  add 
the  university  features  called  for  by  the  charter,  by  form- 
ing alliances  with  professional  schools  of  law,  medicine  and 
dentistry,  situated  in  Chicago.  But  finally,  in  1900,  the 
Trustees,  abandoning  the  attempt  at  expansion  along 
university  lines,  dissolved  the  alliance  with  the  Chicago 
professional  schools,  and  decided  to  confine  their  efforts  to 
the  work  of  developing  a  strong  college  for  undergraduate  work 
in  the  Liberal  Arts  and  Sciences,  and  to  improving  still  further 
the  tivo  preparatory  schools. 

The  entire  institution  is  now  in  Lake  Forest,  in  fact 
as  well  as  in  name,  and  consists  of  Lake  Forest  College, 
Lake  Forest  Academy,  and  Ferry  Hall. 

SERVICE  TO  EDUCATION 

As  the  usefulness  of  any  enterprise  is  measured  by  its 
methods  and  products,  so  the  chief  tests  of  an  educational 
institution  are  found  in  the  character  of  its  leadership, 
in  the  composition  of  its  teaching  force,  in  the  spirit  and 
intellectual  vigor  of  its  students,  and  in  the  records  of 
those  who  have  profited  by  its  training. 


(a)  Lake  Forest  has  not  lacked  in  effective  leader- 
ship. Each  of  its  former  Presidents  has  made  a  distinct 
and  permanent  contribution  to  its  life  and  to  the  solution 
of  its  problems. 

The  first  President  of  the  completed  institution,  Dr.  1875-1878 
Robert  W.  Patterson,  was,  in  a  real  sense,  the  chief  founder 
of  Lake  Forest.  With  far-sighted  statesmanship,  his 
keen  prophetic  eye,  over  25  years  before,  had  recognized  the 
strategic  value  of  this  beautiful  North  Shore  as  an  ideal 
centre  for  a  group  of  educational  institutions  doing  under- 
graduate and  preparatory  work,  and  it  was  under  his 
enthusiastic  leadership  that  the  Lake  Forest  Associa- 
tion, already  referred  to,  was  organized  in  1856. 

To    President    Gregory's    passionate    devotion    and  i878-i«ki 
scholarly  ideals  we  owe  the  high  educational  standards 
that,  from  the  beginning,  have  given  Lake  Forest  such 
an  honourable  place  among  the  colleges  of  the  Middle- West. 

The  constructive  work  of  President  Roberts  admini-  ie86-ia» 
stration  lifted  Lake  Forest  to  an  entirely  new  level  of 
distinction,  and  laid  the  major  part  of  the  financial  founda- 
tion upon  which  we  are  now  building. 

President   Coulter   improved   and   enriched   the   cur-  ls^-ia* 
riculum  by  the  still  larger  introduction  of  the  elective  sys- 
tem, and  a  decided  development  of  the  departments  of 
Science. 

With  patient  self-sacrifice,  President  McClure  brought  1897-1901 
the  institution  through  a  period  of  financial  stress  and,  by 
large  additions  to  our  endowment  and  equipment,   quietly 
prepared  for  our  present  opportunity. 

Two  members  of  the  faculty,  Professor  John  H.Hewitt,  i878 
now  of  Williams,  and  Professor  John  J.  Halsey,  whose  term  1896_1897 
of  notable  service  to  the  College  has  extended  through 
nearly  all  administrations,  have  served  effectively  as  acting 
Presidents. 

(b)  The  faculty  of  the  College  now  numbers  21:  the 
President,  14  full  professors,  15  instructors,  and  a  librarian. 
In  1880  the  faculty  numbered  8;  in  1885,  12;  in  1895,  19. 

In  point  of  numbers,  the  present  faculty  provides  fairly 
well  for  the  departments  necessary  for  giving  that  gen- 
eral training  which  the  College  stands  for.     With  perhaps 


two  additional  professors  and  two  or  three  additional  in- 
structors, the  faculty  would  be  able  to  provide  adequate  in- 
struction for  twice  the  present  number  of  students. 

The  College  has  sent  from  its  teaching  force  a  number 
of  men  to  professorships  in  larger  institutions, — to  Mich- 
igan, Chicago,  Wisconsin,  Yale,  Princeton,  Columbia, 
Williams,  Stanford,  Toronto  and  Johns  Hopkins.  The 
faculty  has  always  been  strong  in  actual  teaching  power, 
and  has  consistently  maintained  a  standard  of  scholarship 
that  has  given  the  institution  an  honorable  rank  among 
colleges. 

In  the  faculties  of  the  two  allied  preparatory  schools 
there  have  always  been  forceful  men  and  women,  who  have 
given  to  those  schools  a  real  distinction,  and  have  con- 
tributed their  potent  influences  to  moulding  the  character 
and  training  the  minds  of  many  who  are  now  leaders  in 
various  walks  of  life  throughout  the  country. 

Lake  Forest  Academy  has  a  teaching  staff  of  9 
masters,  including  the  Head-master. 

The  faculty  of  Ferry  Hall  numbers  19  teachers,  in- 
cluding the  Principal. 

(c)  The  average  number  of  students  in  the  College, 
during  the  decade  beginning  in  1880,  was  67;  from  1890 
to  1903  it  was  104;  but  in  the  last  three  years  the  numbers  have 
greatly  increased,  so  that  the  enrollment  for  the  present  year  is 
180,  a  number  which  is  quite  beyond  the  capacity  of  the 
dormitories  now  on  the  campus,  not  to  speak  of  its  pressure  up- 
on laboratories  and  one  or  two  departments  of  instruction.  So 
far  as  further  increase  of  numbers  is  concerned,  the  faculty 
are  ready  to  pledge  that  it  will  come,  so  soon  as  more 
accommodations  are  provided. 

Our  present  students  come  from  a  wide  territory; 
from  Indiana,  Iowa,  and  Wisconsin,  as  well  as  Illinois ;  five 
come  from  New  York,  four  from  Ohio  and  five  from  Oregon; 
— seventeen  states  in  all  being  represented. 

The  tone  of  the  college  life  is  healthy;  there  is  activity 
in  athletics,  debating  and  fraternal  life,  as  well  as  faith- 
fulness in  study;  and  there  have  been  no  serious  cases 
of  discipline,  or  abuses  difficult  to  cope  with,  for  several 


years.  The  students  are  warmly  interested  in  the  welfare 
of  the  institution,  and  the  pressure  for  expansion  comes 
most  of  all  from  them.  They  recognize  that  a  decided 
further  addition  to  the  number  of  students — which  would 
easily  follow  material  provision  for  the  increase — would 
enrich  their  collegiate  life  in  many  directions,  and  they  are 
anxious  to  contribute  in  every  possible  way  to  that  growth. 
To  disappoint  them  in  their  efforts  and  hopes  would  be  a 
dangerous  arrest  of  development. 

(d)  The  graduates  of  the  College  number  349,  about 
one-third  of  them  being  women. 

In  addition,  670  others  have  attended  the  College  for 
longer  or  shorter  periods,  making  the  total  number  who 
have  been  in  attendance  more  than  1,000.  Within  the  past 
two  or  three  years  we  have  secured,  and  now  keep  up  to 
date,  the  life  history  of  most  of  these  persons,  so  far  as 
they  can  be  found,  and  we  keep  in  constant  touch  with 
them,  not  only  by  sending  them  our  current  publications, 
but  also  by  frequent  correspondence. 

Lake  Forest  was  perhaps  the  first  college  to  make  a 
systematic  record  of  non-graduates,  though  other  institu- 
tions are  now  beginning  to  do  this.  A  large  proportion  of 
these  non-graduates  have  no  other  collegiate  connections, 
and  look  to  Lake  Forest  with  affection  and  loyalty. 

Perhaps  the  best  evidence  of  Lake  Forest's  place  in 
the  hearts  of  her  former  students  is  the  fact  that  already, 
so  early  in  her  history,  they  have  created  an  Alumni  Fund, 
which  is  to  continue  from  year  to  year. 

Of  the  349  graduates,  the  following  table,  necessarily  in- 
complete, will  show  how  large  a  proportion  have  chosen 
those  walks  in  life  where  achievement  is  measured  not  so 
much  by  gain  as  by  influence. 

Teachers,  including  two  Journalists 13 

College  Presidents  and  Missionaries 12 

seven  Professors. .  .  .  180  Physicians 13 

Clergymen 68  Graduate  students 6 

Business 48  Engineers    5 

Lawyers 30  Writers    7 


We  have  similar  information  about  a  large  percentage 
of  the  non-graduates.  Among  these  the  number  now  in 
business  is  greater  in  proportion ;  and  yet,  very  many  are 
engaged  in  teaching  and  in  the  ministry. 

During  the  longer  period  of  its  history,  the  prepa- 
ratory Academy  has  sent  out  into  college,  or  directly  into 
the  work  of  life,  over  2,300  students,  of  whom  332  have  been 
formally  graduated. 

In  Ferry  Hall  there  has  been  a  total  of  2,039  students, 
of  whom  240  have  been  graduated  from  the  six-years  full 
course.  A  large  number  have  taken  simply  the  four-years 
preparatory  course  and  have  then  entered  college,  generally 
the  womens'  colleges  of  the  East ;  quite  a  large  number,  as 
is  common  in  girls'  schools  throughout  the  country,  have 
only  taken  a  partial  course  of  two  or  three  years,  but  look 
to  Ferry  Hall  as  their  chief  educational  influence. 

Since  1858,  therefore,  in  all  the  three  departments  of 
Lake  Forest,  there  have  been,  approximately,  5,309  stu- 
dents in  attendance,  of  whom  921  have  been  formally 
graduated. 

On  the  basis,  then,  of  what  it  has  done  in  actual  educa- 
tion, Lake  Forest  asks  for  more  opportunity. 

THE  PRESENT  EQUIPMENT 

The  College 
The  College  campus  consists  of  nearly  50  acres  of 
beautifully  wooded  land  in  the  heart  of  the  choicest  resi- 
dential district  of  Lake  Forest,  about  one-third  of  a  mile 
from  Lake  Michigan,  and  is  bounded  on  two  sides  by  deep 
ravines ;  a  third  ravine  divides  the  campus  into  two  parts : 

(a)  The  larger  campus,  of  40  acres,  containing  the  two 
dormitories  for  men,  College  Hall  and  North  Hall;  the  men's 
temporary  dining  hall,  a  frame  building;  the  Gymnasium; 
the  Library  and  Chapel;  four  residences  for  professors; 
and  the  central  heating  plant ; 

(b)  The  smaller  campus,  of  10  acres,  containing  the 
women's  dormitory,  Lois  Durand  Hall;  the  Durand  Art 
Institute;  and  the  Infirmary.  Owing  to  the  quiet  nature 
of  the  uses  to  which  the  Institute  is  put,  and  [the  isolation 
of  this  portion  of  the  College  grounds,  divided,  as  it  is, 


from  the  other  40  acres  by  a  deep  ravine, this  smaller  campus  is 
peculiarly  fitted  to  be  the  center  of  the  women's  side  of  the 
College  life.  It  might  welljbe  called  the  "  Women's  Campus. " 

College  Hall,  built  in  1878,  and  North  Hall,  built  in 
1880  and  remodeled  in  1897,  are  men's  dormitories.  The 
lower  floor  in  North  Hall,  and  the  two  lower  floors  and 
basement  in  College  Hall,  are  used  for  recitation  rooms 
and  laboratories,  the  other  recitations  being  held  in  the 
basement  of  the  Durand  Institute,  on  the  a  Women's 
Campus." 

North  Hall  and  College  Hall  provide  dormitory  ac- 
commodations for  about  60  men;  there  are  rooms  for 
10  additional  men  on  the  second  floor  of  the  temporary 
dining  hall.  The  growth  in  numbers  in  the  past  three  years 
has  given  us  more  men  students  than  we  have  rooms  for, 
and  we  are  now  renting  two  extra  houses  off  the  campus 
as  lodging  places  for  students. 

The  Gymnasium,  built  in  1890,  is  a  handsome  brown 
stone  building,  well  adapted  for  its  purpose.  At  present, 
however,  the  College  men  are  compelled  to  share  their 
gymnasium  with  the  boys  from  the  Academy;  hence, 
the  pressing  demand  for  a  separate  gymnasium  for  the 
Academy  (see  page  25).  In  the  course  of  time  there 
ought  to  be  a  separate  gymnasium  for  the  women,  some- 
where near  their  own  dormitory.  When  such  a  provision 
is  made,  the  present  College  gymnasium  will  be  adequate 
for  the  use  of  200  or  more  men. 

The  Reid  Memorial  Library  and  Chapel,  erected  in 
1899  by  Mrs.  Simon  S.  Reid  and  her  family,  are  beautiful 
Gothic  buildings  of  white  Bedford  stone.  The  Library  con- 
tains 18,000  volumes;  with  the  addition  of  a  second 
tier  of  book  cases  in  the  stack  room,  its  capacity  would  be 
increased  to  30,000.  The  Chapel  will  seat  over  300 
people. 

Lois  Durand  Hall,  a  handsome  brick  building  in  Eliza- 
bethan style,  was  erected  in  1898  by  the  late  Henry  C. 
Durand,  as  a  dormitory  for  women.  The  lower  floor  con- 
tains offices,  small  parlors,  and  a  dining  hall  and  reception 
room  of  generous  proportions.  On  the  two  upper  floors 
are    attractive    rooms    for    55    women    students.        For 


two  years  every  room  has  been  occupied.  It  is  supplied 
with  all  the  modern  improvements  for  the  health,  safety, 
and  comfort  of  its  residents. 

The  Alice  Home,  the  gift  of  Mrs.  Henry  C.  Durand, 
was  erected  in  1898  as  a  hospital  for  the  special  use  of  the 
College  and  the  two  schools.  It  is  an  attractive  building 
in  old  English  style,  as  daintily  furnished  as  a  private  home, 
and  is  equipped  with  the  best  modern  apparatus  for  the 
care  of  the  sick. 

The  Art  Institute,  a  large  and  impressive  brown  stone 
building,  was  erected  in  1891  by  the  late  Henry  C.  Durand. 
As  its  name  indicates,  it  was  originally  intended  by  its 
donor  as  a  place  for  collections  of  art.  That  hope  has  not 
yet  been  realized.  In  the  meantime  a  portion  of  the 
building  is  used  for  recitation  rooms  and  for  the  offices  of 
administration.  It  also  contains  a  large  Assembly  Hall, 
which  is  used  as  a  temporary  Gymnasium  for  the  women 
students,  and  for  concerts,  lectures  and  miscellaneous  social 
functions. 

At  a  short  distance  from  the  campus  is  Farwell  Field, 
named  in  honor  of  the  late  Charles  B.  Farwell,  whose 
generous  gift  of  land  has  added  to  the  College  equipment 
an  athletic  field  of  ample  size.  To  give  us  a  perfect  field, 
there  is  still  needed  an  athletic  Club  House,  containing 
lockers,  shower  baths,  and  a  large,  covered  court  for  in- 
door base-ball  practice  and  running,  during  the  winter,  and 
the  addition  of  a  covered  grand  stand  for  spectators,  and  a 
suitable  fence. 

Lake  Forest  Academy 

The  campus  of  Lake  Forest  Academy  consists  of  ten 
and  a  half  acres,  lying  to  the  south  and  west  of  the 
College  campus.  Its  present  equipment  is  thoroughly 
modern.  It  consists  of  a  central  building,  erected  in  1892 
by  the  late  Simon  S.  Reid  and  his  wife,  containing  ample 
recitation  rooms,  the  office  of  the  Head-master  and  a  small 
chapel;  three  " Houses,"  or  dormitories,  under  the  charge 
of  House-masters — Durand  House,  erected  in  1892  by  the 
late  Henry  C.  Durand;  Remsen  House,  erected  in  1895  by 
Mr.  Ezra  J.  Warner;  and  East  House,  erected  in  1892. 
here  are  dormitory  accommodations  for  90  boys. 


The  Academy  also  has  an  excellent  Athletic  Field  of  its 
own.  A  separate  Gymnasium  is  obviously  a  pressing  neces- 
sity. (See  page  25.) 

Ferry  Hall 

The  campus  of  the  separate  school  for  girls  and  young 
women  is  situated  on  the  lake  front,  about  one-third  of  a 
mile  south  east  of  the  College.  It  is  a  beautiful  park  of  13 
acres,  in  the  centre  of  which  is  the  original  Ferry  Hall,  a 
large  dormitory  with  accommodations  for  115  students, 
and  the  faculty ;  a  Chapel;  and  George  Smith  Hall. 

The  latter  is  a  splendid  new  Recitation  Building  erected 
in  1902,  and  was  the  gift  of  James  Henry  Smith,  of  New 
York  City.  It  is  fully  equipped  with  ample,  well  lighted, 
recitation  rooms,  laboratories  and  offices,  and  has  also 
a  large  concert  and  lecture  hall. 

Smith  Hall  has  transformed  the  school  and  greatly 
strengthened  its  position.  It  has,  however,  set  a  new  stand- 
ard for  Ferry  Hall,  in  equipment  and  architecturally, 
and  has  all  the  more  emphasized  the  need  of  the  other 
buildings  mentioned  on  page  25. 

SOME  FINANCIAL  STATISTICS 

College  Grounds  and  Buildings 

In  1885      In  1895       In  1905 

Grounds  valued  at  $  93,650    $124,975    $139,975 
Buildings  valued  at      89,000      202, 100      297, 100 

$182,650     $327,075     $437,075 

Total  present  value  of  College  Grounds  and  Buildings $437,075 

ACADEMY  GROUNDS  AND  BUILDINGS 

In  1905. 

Grounds  valued  at $14,691 

Buildings  valued  at 99,000 

Total $113,691 

Total  present  values  of  Academy  Grounds  and  Buildings $113,691 


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FERRY  HALL  GROUNDS  AND  BUILDINGS 

In  1905. 

Grounds  valued  at $  38,160 

Buildings  valued  at 183,600 

Total .$221,760 

Total  present  value  of  Ferry  Hall  Grounds  and  Buildings $221,760 

Grand  Total  of 'present  value  of  Grounds  and  Buildings  of  the  ^^nCi  Co^ 
College  and  both  Schools $  77^,0^0 


College  Endowment  Funds 

(a)     For  Salaries  and  Current  Expenses 

In  1885 $  60,000 

In  1895 357,000 

In  1905 481,000 

The  present  fund  for  Salaries  and  Current  Expenses  is 
divided  as  follows : 

Bonds  and  Mortgages $391,000 

Productive  Real  Estate 90,000 

Total "  "$481,000 

(b)     Special  Endowment  Funds 
(1905) 

For  Scholarships $28,000 

For  Library 2,000 

For  McPherson  Prizes 3,000 

Loan  Fund's  undivided  half  of  Pearsons' 

Real  Estate  Endowment 50,000 

Total $  83,000 

Grand  Total  of  General  and  Special  Endowment  Funds  for  the  c^mA  r\r\n 

College  in  1905 3l>5b4,000 

In  addition,  there  is  the  Bross  Special  Fund  of  $40,000 
for  the  Bross  Lectures  and  Prizes. 


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ACADEMY    AND    FERRY    HALL    ENDOWMENT    FUNDS 

For  a  Scholarship  in  the  Academy $1,000 

For  Scholarships  in  Ferry  Hall 6,000 

The  question  is  often  asked,  rather  impatiently,  "why 
should  colleges  always  have  a  deficit?"  If  the  conditions 
mentioned  at  the  close  of  the  next  section,  on  "Lake  Forest's 
Purposes,"  are  fulfilled,  then,  in  our  judgment,  there  would 
be  no  justification  of  any  further  deficit  in  the  accounts  of 
this  college.  In  order  that  our  friends  and  patrons  may 
clearly  see  with  what  economy  the  affairs  of  the  College 
are  administered,  and  that,  under  present  conditions, 
a  large  deficit  is  inevitable,  the  following  summary  of 
expenses  and  income  for  the  academic  year  1903-04  is  given: 

EXPENSES 

Salaries  of  Faculty $27,357  17 

Miscellaneous  Salaries 1,463  33 

Wages  of  Janitors  and  Workmen 4,817  73 

Clerical  expenses 1,200  00 

Library 1,047  96 

Laboratories 1,154  12 

Catalogues 499  93 

Commencement  expenses 494  05 

Advertising 300  00 

Coal  and  light 4,493  77 

Water 699  88 

Special  assessments 420  09 

Insurance * 382  49 

Furnishings  and  Improvements 707  18 

Repairs 2,787  33 

Teaming 589  63 

General  and  Miscellaneous  Expenses  . . .  1,679  04 

Total  Expenses,  1904-05 $50,093  70 

INCOME 

From  Endowment $25,089  27 

Receipts  from  Students 12,554  64 

Total  Income 37,643  91 

Net  Loss  in  College  Account  (1904-05) . . .  $12,449  79 


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With  an  increased  income,  due  to  the  larger  number 
of  students  for  1905-06,  and  a  still  further  reduction  of 
expenses,  the  net  deficit  in  the  College  account  now  stands 
at  about  $10,000  a  year. 

The  expenses,  however,  have  now  been  cut  down  to  the 
irreducible  minimum.  That  being  the  case,  the  income  must 
be  increased  in  one  of  two  ways : 

1.  We  might  follow  the  plan  under  consideration  at 
certain  Eastern  universities,  and  increase  our  tuition  fee 
from  $50  to  $100.  If  our  180  students  could  pay  $100 
a  year,  we  should  have  an  additional  income  of  $9,000, 
which  is  nearly  the  amount  of  the  present  deficit ;  but,  when 
it  is  remembered  that  the  other  colleges  of  the  Middle- West 
charge  only  from  $40  to  $50  a  year  for  tution,  while  the  State 
universities  make  no  charge  at  all,  it  can  readily  be  seen 
that,  in  view  of  the  slender  income  of  the  majority  of  our 
students,  such  a  solution  of  the  problem  of  the  deficit  is 
impossible. 

2.  The  only  other  solution  is  a  sufficient  increase  of 
the  endowment  (see  pp.  18  and  19). 


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PURPOSE  AND  OPPORTUNITY 


LAKE  FOREST'S  PURPOSES 

We  come  now  to  a  statement  of  facts  less  concrete,  but 
none  the  less  real. 

The  purpose  of  Lake  Forest  College  can  be  defined 
in  the  light  of  experience  and  results,  and  with  the  full 
agreement  of  those  who  control  its  policy.  It  aims  to 
make  men  and  women,  not  specialists;  to  teach  method, 
not  its  application;  to  seek  the  development  of  character 
as  well  as  the  sharpening  of  ability. 

It  offers  a  course  of  study,  partly  required,  partly  elec- 
tive. In  some  instances  the  required  studies  oblige  the 
student  to  do,  as  in  life,  what  is  distasteful  to  him — which  is 
not  without  profit ;  and  in  general  they  touch  those  fields 
of  knowledge  which,  in  the  judgment  of  the  faculty,  every 
educated  man  should   enter. 

The  elective  studies,  coming  chiefly  in  the  later  years 
of  the  course,  allow  the  student  to  follow  his  bent,  and  to 
prepare  himself  for  well-grounded  special  or  professional 
studies  a  little  later.  The  College  now  offers  a  moderately 
wide  choice  of  study,  although  work  in  two  or  three  additional 
departments — such  as  Geology  or  Botany,  the  Fine  Arts,  and 
possibly  Spanish — should  be  given  to  bring  Lake  Forest 
up  to  the  best  standards  of  its  own  type. 

The  law  of  any  healthy  organism  is  growth.  Though 
a  college  may  never  aspire  to  be  a  university,  yet,  through 
the  possession  of  some  special  resources  or  the  power  of  a 
great  teacher,  it  may  have  the  ability  to  do  work  of  re- 
search along  one  or  two  particular  lines  of  its  own,  and 
thus  make  its  due  contribution  to  the  sum  of  human 
knowledge.  This  development  will  come  to  Lake  Forest 
in  the  fullness  of  time. 

To  the  discipline  of  study  and  learning  the  College  must 
add  discipline  in  conduct,  applied  with  a  broad  sympathy 
and  judgment,  but  setting  a  high  standard  of  good  manners 


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and  social  behaviour.  The  student  must  recognize,  and 
welcome  the  fact,  that  he  is  a  citizen.  In  every  way  the 
College  must  foster  citizenship. 

Again,  the  College  recognizes  the  social  needs  of  its 
constituent  members.  It  welcomes  and  encourages  the 
natural  activities  of  its  students,  such  as  musical  clubs, 
athletics,  literary  and  social  fraternities.  And  it  will  fail  to 
fulfil  one  of  its  chief  functions  unless  it  offers  much  oppor- 
tunity for  social  intercourse  between  faculty  and  students. 

In  order  to  develop  a  well-rounded  organic  life,  the 
College  should  have,  at  least,  from  250  to  300  students. 
This  would  insure  healthy  competition  in  studies  and 
student  organizations,  and  a  working  force  which  would 
give  every  one  a  chance,  and  yet  not  make  too  great 
demands  upon  the  individual.  It  has  already  been  said 
that  our  numbers  will  rise  to  this  level  when  once  a  Science 
Building  and  sufficient  dormitories  are  provided.  It  is  our 
purpose  to  reach  this  limit,  but  not  to  go  much  beyond  it. 

One  other  thing  must  be  added :  Certain  conditions  in 
the  past  and  the  shrinkage  in  the  earning  power  of  endow- 
ments, have  made  an  annual  deficit  inevitable ;  but  the  day 
has  come  when  colleges,  as  well  as  individuals  and  public 
institutions,  must  resolve  to  live  within  their  income.  If 
the  present  deficit  can  now  be  capitalized  by  a  sufficient 
increase  in  the  endowment  for  the  professor's  chairs,  as 
suggested  in  the  concluding  portion  of  this  pamphlet,  there 
would,  in  our  judgment,  be  no  reason  for,  or  justification  of, 
any  further  deficits. 

We  would  place  on  record  here  as  a  definite  purpose  of 
the  Trustees  the  following  rule :  "  No  Further  Expansion 
Without  Assured  Revenue";  and  to  that  purpose  we 
earnestly  pledge  ourselves  to  our  friends  and  patrons. 

THE  PRESENT  OPPORTUNITY 

The  opportunity  of  an  individual  lies  in  his  ability  for 
service,  founded  on  his  equipment,  his  situation,  his  pur- 
pose in  life. 

The  opportunity  for  a  college  lies  in  its  natural  and 
acquired  endowment,  its  strategic  location,  its  value  to  the 
individual  and  to  society. 


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The  natural  endowment  of  Lake  Forest  consists  in 
some  advantages  that  money  values  cannot  measure: — a 
central  situation,  combining  close  proximity  to  the  Western 
metropolis,  with  removal  from  the  distractions  of  a  great 
city;  an  ideal  environment  of  lake,  forest  and  beautiful 
homes,  to  which  the  memory  will  always  turn  with  delight ; 
while  the  thoughtful  character,  refinement,  and  general 
culture  of  the  community  surrounding  the  College  and 
the  two  Schools,  furnish  just  such  an  atmosphere  as  one 
would  wish  for  an  institution  of  liberal  learning. 

The  acquired  endowment  is,  as  already  indicated : — an 
adequate  campus;  a  considerable  group  of  buildings;  an 
income-bearing  fund  of  over  $560,000,  which  puts  it  already 
on  a  strong  foundation,  quite  beyond  that  of  most  of  the 
colleges  in  the  West.  It  also  has  a  large  body  of  loyal 
graduates,  former  students,  and  undergraduates ;  a  con- 
siderable number  of  financial  supporters ;  an  able  force  of 
teachers;  and  a  strong  body  of  trustees. 

The  College  rests  its  appeal  for  further  support  and 
expansion  upon  its  record  of  the  past  thirty  years,  and 
upon  the  belief  that  there  is  a  real  demand  for  such  an 
institution  in  the  region  where  it  lies. 

The  Middle- West  has  long  recognized  the  importance, 
to  the  State  and  to  the  individual,  of  sound  education.  It 
has  developed  a  series  of  State  universities,  which  already 
take  rank,  in  size  and  in  achievement,  with  the  older  uni- 
versities of  the  East.  Mr.  Rockefeller  has  seen  and  seized 
the  strategic  importance  of  Chicago  as  a  centre  for  a  great 
comprehensive  institution.  By  the  side  of  these  universities, 
as  in  the  East,  there  is  a  place  and  a  demand  for  strong 
colleges,  where  the  individual  may  have  elbow-room,  and 
where  the  formation  of  character  may  be  influenced  by 
personal  touch. 

No  one  would  now  say  that  there  is  not  in  New  England 
or  the  Middle  States  an  important  use  for  smaller  colleges, 
such  as  Williams,  Amherst,  Bowdoin,  Hamilton  and  Lafay- 
ette. So  in  the  West,  in  addition  to  the  great  univer- 
sities, there  is  a  present  and  growing  field  of  usefulness 
for  such  colleges  as  Beloit,  Wabash,  Grinnell,  Knox  and  Lake 
Eorest.     There  is  indeed  a  strong  reaction  in  their  favor, 


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as  being  better  adapted  to  the  needs  of  the  young  student. 
He  is  but  a  short-sighted  prophet  who  does  not  look  for- 
ward to  the  day  when  the  great  and  prosperous  and  pop- 
ulous Middle- West  will  demand,  not  fewer,  but  more, 
strong  colleges  than  now  exist  in  this  region. 

Knowledge  alone  cannot  save  the  State ;  but  a  true  and 
sound  education,  making  for  character  as  well  as  learning, 
impressed  upon  a  great  and  increasing  body  of  young  men 
and  women,  will  do  more  than  anything  else  to  maintain 
high  ideals  and  bring  about  better  citizenship. 

Every  region  of  the  country  must  offer  wide  opportunity 
in  education.  Many  of  the  young  men  and  women  of  this 
region  now  go  to  Eastern  colleges.  This  is  well;  but  many 
from  the  less  wealthy  classes  cannot  afford  to  do  this,  and 
the  West  must  provide  for  the  great  majority  of  its  own. 
The  time  has  come  when  students  from  the  East  are 
seeking  Western  colleges,  and  this  interchange  of  students, 
which  is  sure  to  grow,  will  be  favorable  to  the  national 
life.  The  tuition  fees  in  the  West  are,  on  the  average, 
less  than  one-half  those  in  the  Eastern  colleges;  while 
this  tends  to  attract  desirable  students  from  both  regions, 
it  requires  that  the  endowments  of  Western  institutions 
should  be  greater. 

In  her  brief  history  Lake  Forest  has  accomplished 
what  would  have  been  regarded  as  great  results,  a  hundred 
years  ago.  For  the  future,  she  can  afford  to  be  patient. 
But  she  longs  for  freedom  from  the  bonds  which  hamper 
her,  and  for  opportunity  to  carry  out  her  definite  purpose. 
It  lies  with  her  friends,  and  the  friends  of  liberal  learn- 
ing, especially  those  who  believe  in  the  small  college,  to  give 
her  new  spirit  and  power  for  her  second  half  century. 


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WHAT  LAKE  FOREST  NEEDS 

Such  being  the  opportunity  confronting  Lake  Forest, 
what  does  she  need,  in  the  way  of  additional  endowment 
and  equipment,  in  order  to  do  the  work  demanded  of  her 
and  seize  the  opportunity  that  is  within  her  reach? 

Before  answering  that  question  in  detail,  mention 
should  be  made  of  the  three  most  pressing  needs  of  the 
College.  Stated  in  the  order  of  their  relative  importance 
they  are  as  follows: 

(1)  Additional  endowment  for  the  professorial  chairs, 
providing  indirectly  for  the  present  annual  deficit. 
(See  pages  17,  18  and  19.) 

(2)  A  Science  Building  with  modern  laboratories. 
(See  page  22.) 

(3)  Additional  dormitory  accommodations  for  the  men 
students  (page  22). 

The  grand  total  of  the  amount  asked  for  in  the  follow- 
ing lists  may  at  first  sight  seem  surprisingly  large  to  those 
friends  who  have  not  fully  realized  to  what  a  splendid  oppor- 
tunity the  slow  but  steady  growth  of  its  first  half  century 
has  brought  Lake  Forest.  It  is  believed  that  a  careful 
examination  of  these  lists  will  show  that  the  plan  herein 
outlined  for  the  new  and  larger  Lake  Forest  is  by  no 
means  an  extravagant  one ;  but  that  the  additional  endow- 
ment and  equipment  asked  for  is  all  needed  in  order  to 
enable  the  College  to  do  effective  work,  and  become  a  well 
equipped  institution  of  its  own  type,  even  upon  its  present 
lines. 

For  convenience  of  reference,  the  various  items  of  en- 
dowment and  equipment  are  put  into  two  separate  groups, 
the  most  important  in  each  group  coming  first. 

1.     ADDITIONAL  ENDOWMENT  NEEDED  FOR 
THE  COLLEGE. 

(Calculated  on  the  basis  of  4  per  cent.) 
(1)      To  provide  permanently  for  the  annual  deficit 

of  about  $10,000  $     250,000 


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After  practicing  the  most  rigid  economy — even  to  the 
reduction  of  the  professors'  salaries  to  a  point  where  the 
problem  of  living  has  become  acute  for  men  with  fam- 
ilies— the  necessary  annual  expenses  of  Lake  Forest 
College  exceed  the  income  from  endowments  and  the 
receipts  from  students  by  about  ten  thousand  dollars 
a  year.  Heretofore,  the  net  deficit  has  had  to  be  made 
good  each  year,  by  subscription  from  friends  of  Lake 
Forest. 

The  proposed  capitalization  of  the  deficit  can,be  brought 
about  indirectly  by  endowment  for  professorial  chairs,  to 
be  named  after  the  respective  donors;  see  next  section. 

(2)      To  raise  the  salaries  of  all  the  professors  to  at  least 

$2,500  a  year $      230,000 

One  professor,  whose  chair  is  specially  endowed,  re- 
ceives about  $2,300  a  year;  of  the  full  professors  ten  get 
only  $1,800;  one  receives  $1,500  and  one  other  only 
$1,400. 

To  add  to  each  of  the  present  salaries  the  amount 
needed  to  bring  them  all  up  to  $2,500  would  require  an 
additional  $9,100  a  year,  which  is  the  income  of  about 
$230,000,  at  4  per  cent.,  as  stated  above. 

The  slender  salary  of  $1,800  means  perpertual  finan- 
cial anxiety,  if  not  debt;  it  renders  it  impossible  for  the 
professor,  unless  he  has  means  of  his  own,  to  provide, 
by  means  of  life  insurance,  for  his  wife  and  children 
in  the  event  of  his  death;  it  cuts  him  off  from  the  pur- 
chase of  new  books  for  his  library,  and  from  subscrip- 
tions to  professional  magazines  for  his  own  use ;  and  he 
is  unable,  on  such  a  salary,  to  do  anything  for  the 
students,  socially. 

As  a  result,  instead  of  all  his  energies  going  freely  and 
vigorously  into  his  own  studies  and  growth  as  a  scholar, 
and  into  the  writing  of  occasional  books  that  would 
bring  prestige  to  the  institution — with  a  reasonable 
amount  of  time  and  strength  and  resource  left  for  the 
practical  expression  of  that  personal  interest  which  the 
professor  wishes  to  take  in  his  students,  socially,  and 
which  may  be  so  large  and  helpful  a  factor  in  the  small 
college — those  energies  are  to  a  large  extent  distracted 
by,  and  are  often  absorbed  in,  the  problem  of  "  making 
both  ends  meet." 


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It  is  sometimes  impossible  to  keep  good  men  unless 

we  can  offer  them  a  living  salary.  And  yet  the  profes- 
sors make  the  College;  the  professors  are  the  College. 
An  additional  permanent  endowment,  enabling  the 
Trustees  to  raise  all  the  professons'  salaries  to  at  least 
$2,500,  would  guarantee  the  future  growth  and  influence 
of  the  College,  beyond  all  risk. 

Looking  at  the  increase  of  the  professors'  salaries  and  the 
elimination  of  the  deficit  as  one  problem,  it  may  be  said 
that  an  additional  General  Endowment  of  $480,000  (or 
$500,000  in  round  numbers)  providing  a  specific  endow- 
ment of  $60,000  for  EIGHT  of  the  ten  chairs  that  are  now 
un-endowed,  would  serve  a  double  purpose,  viz". 

(1)  All      of     the      Thirteen      professors7 
salaries  could  then  be  raised  to  $2,500  a  year. 

(2)  The  present  annual  deficit  would  dis- 
appear entirely. 

Or,  to  put  it  even  more  concretely,  the  full  endowment 
of  any  one  chair  would  not  only  raise  that  particular  pro- 
fessor's salary  to  the  minimum  of  $2,500,  but  would, 
at  the  same  time,  liberate  the  amount  of  his  present  salary 
for  use  towards  eliminating  the  annual  deficit. 

(3)  For  a  Library  Endowment,  to  provide  a  sufficient 
salary  for  a  thoroughly  trained  librarian,  and  the 
purchase  of  an  adequate  annual  addition  of  books  $     100,000 

Our  present  income  for  the  library  admits  of  spending 
only  $30  a  year  for  each  department. 

What  scholar  in  private  life,  who  expects  to  grow  as  a 
scholar,  could  do  effective  work  with  an  expenditure 
of  so  small  an  amount  as  $30  a  year  on  his  own 
library?  But  a  college  like  Lake  Forest  has  to 
provide,  not  only  a  certain  number  of  books  of  a  more 
or  less  technical  character  for  its  professors  and  more 
advanced  students,  but  also  books  of  a  more  general  kind 
for  the  rank  and  file  of  the  students.  A  proper  library, 
generously  supplied  with  a  steady  supply  of  new  books 
each  year,  is  to  the  College  what  the  heart  is  to  the 
human  body. 

Partial  endowments  for  any  amount  would  be  most 
welcome  and  useful.  The  donor  of  only  $500  could  have 
the  satisfaction  of  knowing  that,  within  about  seven 
years,  there  would  be  in  the  Library  one  hundred  books 


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bearing  his  name.  The  number  of  books  thus  represent- 
ing him  would  increase  every  year,  becoming  gradually 
a  little  library  in  itself;  and  thus  his  gift  would  be  a 
perennial  source  of  quickening  to  the  intellectual  life 
of  the  College. 

It  is  hoped  that,  here  and  there,  a  friend  may  be  will- 
ing to  give  $2,000  to  the  Library  Fund  for  the  endow- 
ment of  an  alcove. 

(4)      An  additional  Endowment  for  Scholarships $      50,000 

The  Scholarship  Endowment  Fund  amounts  at  present 
to  only  $28,000.  If  the  number  of  the  students  in  the 
College  grows  beyond  250,  a  Scholarship  Fund  of 
$100,000  would  be  none  too  large  for  the  purpose;  but 
even  at  its  present  numbers  an  additional  fund  of  $25,000 
is  needed  immediately.  Certain  good  students  with 
slender  incomes  often  need  only  a  little  assistance  to 
supplement  their  own  efforts  in  winning  an  education. 

In  view  of  the  fact  that  the  great  State  Universities  make 
no  charge  for  tuition,  the  Scholarship  Fund  will  play  a  very 
important  and  legitimate  part  in  the  growth  of  the  College. 

At  Lake  Forest  it  is  proposed  that  these  Scholarships 
shall  never  be  granted  solely  on  the  ground  of  financial 
need.  The  element  of  need  will,  in  one  sense,  be  the 
fundamental  consideration;  but,  need  being  proved,  the 
Scholarships  will  then  be  given  primarily  on  the  ground 
of  good  scholarship  and  character. 

There  is  a  rigidly  enforced  system  of  graded  Schol- 
arships (from  $50  to  $75  a  year)  which  are  proportioned 
to  the  quality  of  the  student's  work  as  a  scholar. 

These  awards  are  made  at  the  end  of  each  semester, 
and  a  failure  to  maintain  a  fair  standing  in  one's 
studies  results  in  an  immediate  forfeiture  of  the  Scholar- 
arship.     Moreover,  the  recipient  of  a  Scholarship  is  ex-  '   . 

pected,  in  return,  to  render  some  service  to  the  institu- 
tion, which,  on  a  generous  estimate  of  the  value  of  the 
student's  time,  is  intended  to  be  the  money  equivalent  of 
the  tuition  fee  ($50)  that  is  remitted. 

As  a  result,  the  list  of  holders  of  Scholarships,  in  a 
wholesome  sense,  is  a  real  Honour  Roll. 

$1,250  will  found  a  Scholarship  giving  the  student 
his  tuition  free  ($50). 


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(5)  Four  Instructorships,  at  $1,200  each    $     120,000 

At  the  present  there  are  three  instructorships:  one  in 

English,  Oratory  and  Debate;  one  in  Mathema- 
tics  and  Mechanical   Drawing;   and    one   in   Biology. 

The  money  for  these  has  been  provided  each  year  by 
special  contributions;  they  should  now  be  provided  for 
permanently  by  an  increase  of  endowment. 

(6)  For  two  additional  full  professors $     100,000 

With  even  a  moderate  increase  of  numbers,  another 
professor  in  Science  would  be  needed  in  order  that  we 
may  add  courses  in  Botany  and  Zoology,  or  Geology. 
There  might  well  be  added,  also,  a  professor  of  the  Fine 
Arts  or  an  additional  one  in  the  Romance  languages. 

(7)  For  prizes  in  the  various  departments,  endow- 
ments aggregating  at  least   $       10,000 

(8)  For  Fellowships,  say,  for  five  of  the  main  general 
departments,  yielding  not  less  than  $300  a  year, 

($8,000  Endowment  for  each  Fellowship)  $       40,000 

At  present  the  College  has  no  Fellowships.  We  ought 
to  be  in  a  position  to  encourage  a  few  gifted  students  to 
remain  in  Lake  Forest  for  a  year  after  graduation,  for 
more  special  study. 

Besides  furnishing  a  wholesome  incentive  to  the  pro- 
fessors of  the  departments  in  question  these  Fellows 
would  form  an  invaluable  link  between  the  faculty  and 
the  student  body.  They  might  be  utilized  to  some  ex- 
tent as  assistant  instructors. 

SUMMARY 

To  capitalize  the  present  deficit $250,000 

To  raise  present  salaries  of  professors  ....  230,000 

Library  Endowment 100,000 

Additional  Scholarship  Fund 50,000 

Endowment  for  Instructorships 120,000 

Two  additional  professors 100,000 

Endowment  for  Prizes 10,000 

Endowment  for  Fellowships 40,000 

Total  Additional  Endowment  needed  for 

the  College $     900,000 


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II.  NEW  BUILDINGS  NEEDED  FOR  THE 
COLLEGE. 

Each  large  building  would  add  from  $600  to  $1,000  for 
heat,  light  and  care  to  the  annual  expense  of  the  institu- 
tion. It  is  desirable,  therefore,  that  the  donors  of  any 
building  give  sufficient  money,  beyond  the  actual  cost  of  the 
building,  to  cover  this  expense;  otherwise,  the  gift  of  a 
new  building  would  only  add  another  heavy  annual  burden. 

(1)  A  large  General  Science  Hall  (or  perhaps  two  sep- 
arate ones  would  be  better),  equipped  with  good 
modern  laboratories   adapted  to   undergraduate 

work $     100,000 

Endowment  for  heat,  light  and  care  of  the  same . .  $      25,000 

While  in  some  respects  our  Scientific  equipment  is 
really  excellent,  yet,  even  where  it  is  good,  it  is  so 
badly  housed  and  unattractively  arranged,  and,  on  the 
whole,  is  so  inadequate,  that  graduates  from  the  best  of 
our  accredited  High  Schools  find  that  in  some  respects 
the  scientific  equipment  of  the  College  is  not  as  good  as 
what  they  have  had  at  home .  Hence  it  is  difficult  to 
attract  a  certain  class  of  students  to  Lake  Forest;  and  it 
is  sometimes  more  difficult  to  hold  them  after  they  come . 

Lake  Forest  can  never  grow  very  much,  or  be  sure  of 
holding  its  scientific  students  through  the  entire  four 
years,  until  it  has  a  thoroughly  up-to-date  Science  Hall. 

(2)  An  additional  dormitory  for  men $       30,000 

Endowment  for  heat,  light  and  care  of  the  same . .  $      20,000 

This  additional  dormitory  is  needed  immediately. 
We  have  already  outgrown  our  present  capacity,  and 
shall  have  serious  difficulty  in  arranging  for  moderate 
priced  lodgings  off  the  campus  for  the  additional  students 
that  are  knocking  at  our  doors.  To  arrest  the  present 
increase  in  numbers  would  be  dangerous  to  the  growth 
of  the  College. 

(3)  A  Central  Recitation  and  Administration  Building.$       75,000 
Endowment  for  heat,  light  and  care  of  same 25,000 

At  present  the  recitations  are  held  in  three  different 
buildings,  one  of  which  is  in  the  "  Women's  Campus/ 
at  some  distance  from  the  other  two. 

It  would  add  much  to  the  quantity  and  quality 
of  the  students'  work  if,  (with  the  exception  of  the  recita- 


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tions  in  Science,  which  would  be  held  in  the  new  Science 
Hall),  all  the  recitations  could  take  place  under  one  roof. 
If,  in  addition,  this  Central  Recitation  Building  were 
made  large  enough  to  include  in  it  the  offices  of  the 
President,  Treasurer,  Registrar,  and  Secretary,  and  a 
suitable  room  for  the  meetings  of  the  faculty,  such  a 
combination  would  result  in  a  decided  increase  in  effi- 
ciency and  promptness  of  administration,  a  greater  ease 
of  access  to  all  the  officials  of  the  College,  and  an  in- 
creased solidarity  in  the  life  of  the  whole  institution. 

(4)      A  College  Commons  (dining  hall  for  the  men  stu- 
dents)   $       30,000 

Endowment  for  heat,  light  and  care  of  the  same . .  $      20,000 

It  is  highly  desirable  that  a  still  larger  endowment  for 
the  College  Commons  be  provided,  large  enough  to  cover  not 
only  light,  heat  and  care,  but  also  the  wages  of  cooks  and 
waiters. 

This  would  enable  the  College  to  supply  good,  whole- 
some meals  at  the  bare  cost  of  the  food  itself.  This 
would  be  very  desirable,  in  view  of  the  slender  incomes  of 
many  of  the  students  attending  the  College.  In  all  the 
future  growth  of  Lake  Forest  we  are  specially  anxious 
to  make  it  more  and  more  easy  for  people  of  the  smallest 
means  to  send  their  sons  here  to  be  educated. 

Such  a  building — where  the  students  could  get  good 
meals  at  moderate  cost,  amid  refined  surroundings,  hav- 
ing in  it,  also,  an  attractive  reading  room,  and  suitable 
quarters  for  the  men's  debating  societies  —  could  be 
made  the  real  centre  of  the  student  life,  where  the  men, 
in  the  midst  of  thoroughly  wholesome  conditions,  could 
enjoy  the  good  fellowship  which  is  so  vital  a  part  of  a  col- 
lege education. 

As  Lake  Forest  grows  in  numbers,  the  undesirable 
tendency  of  American  college  students  to  divide  into 
small  groups  or  cliques  will  be  liable  to  assert  itself, 
more  and  more;  and  nothing  fosters  that  tendency  so 
much  as  the  formation  of  a  number  of  small,  and  more 
or  less  exclusive,  "Dining  Clubs." 

On  the  other  hand,  a  well  established  "College  Com- 
mons," which  could  furnish  better  food  at  far  lower 
prices  than  would  be  possible  in  the  smaller  separate 
clubs,  would  take  away  all  temptation  to  form  such 
coteries. 


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The  "  Commons,"  in  which  men  of  all  types,  and  mem- 
bers of  all  four  classes,  from  Senior  to  Freshman,  could 
meet  three  times  a  day,  about  a  common  board,  would  thus 
be  a  potent  antidote  against  cliques ;  it  would  foster  a 
wholesome  type  of  college  spirit,  and  conserve  that  demo- 
cratic solidarity  which  is  at  once  the  greatest  charm 
and  one  of  the  most  valuable  features  of  College  life. 

We  are  already  promised  a  worthy  beginning  of  so 
desirable  a  building.  Calvin  Durand,  Esq.,  of  Lake 
Forest,  has  offered  us  $15,000  with  which  to  build  the 
central  section  of  such  a  Commons.  This  would  provide  a 
Dining  Hall  and  Kitchen,  sufficient  for  perhaps  175  or 
200  men  students.  This  gift  is  offered  on  the  condition 
that  a  new  dormitory  for  men  be  first  secured . 

The  rooms  for  the  various  socie  ties  referred  to  above — 
which  are  greatly  desired  and  ought  to  be  added — and 
any  additional  dining-room  and  kitchen  accommoda- 
tions that  would  be  needed  so  soon  as  the  numbers  of 
men  students  increased  beyond  200,  will  have  to  be  pro- 
vided for  by  other  friends  of  the  College,  as  the  situation 
may  demand. 

(5)  Central  Heating  and  Lighting  Plant $       75,000 

A  modern  heating  and  lighting  plant,  properly  located, 

and  constructed  with  some  regard  to  architectural 
effects,  would  not  only  remove  a  hideous  eye-sore  from  the 
very  centre  of  the  College  campus,  but,  if  made  large 
enough,  would  provide  the  additional  heating  capacity 
which  will  be  needed  so  soon  as  any  one  of  the  new 
buildings  mentioned  in  this  pamphlet  is  erected. 

If  thought  desirable,  it  might  be  made  large  enough 
to  heat  all  of  the  buildings  of  the  Boys'  School  (where 
there  are  now  three  separate  furnaces),  and  also  the 
buildings  at  Ferry  Hall,  thus  effecting  a  great  saving 
in  coal  and  wages. 

And,  as  it  is  always  economical  to  generate  light  and 
heat  together,  it  would  be  desirable  to  combine  an  elec- 
tric light  plant  with  the  heating  plant,  enabling  us  to 
substitute  electricity  for  gas  throughout  the  entire  insti- 
tution, in  all  of  its  three  departments. 

(6)  A  Small  Observatory .$       30,000 

A  small  observatory,  with  a  moderate  sized  telescope 

and  other  apparatus,  and  the  usual  special  astronomical 
library,  is  all  that  is  called  for  in  undergraduate  work, 
and  could  be  supplied  for  the  above  mentioned  amount. 


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SUMMARY 


Science  Hall,  and  Endowment  for  same.  .$125,000 
Additional  Dormitory  for  men,  and 

Endowment  for  the  same 50,000 

Recitation  and  Administration  Building, 

and  Endowment 100,000 

College  Commons,  and  Endowment 150,000 

Central  Heating  and  Lighting  Plant 75,000 

Observatory 30,000 

TOTAL  of  New  Buildings  for  the  College $   430,000 

TOTAL  Additional  Endowment  for  the  College 

(as  above) 900,000 

TOTAL  ADDITIONAL  ENDOWMENT  AND"" 

EQUIPMENT  FOR  THE  COLLEGE $  1,320,000 

III.     BUILDINGS  NEEDED  FOR  THE  SCHOOLS 

(a)     For  Lake  Forest  Academy 

A  Gymnasium    $       50,000 

Endowment  for  heat,  light  and  care  of  same $      20,000 

At  present  the  Boys  of  the  Academy  are  compelled 
to  use  the  College  Gymnasium,  which  is  at  some  distance 
from  the  Academy  campus.  With  the  increase  in  the 
number  of  students  in  the  College,  the  state  of  conges- 
tion in  the  Gymnasium  has  become  very  serious,  and 
is  interfering  with  the  growth  of  both  College  and  Academy. 

Not  only  is  it  an  unwholesome  arrangement  thus  to 
mix  up  the  younger  boys  of  theAcademywith  the  older  men 
of  the  College,  but  Lake  Forest  Academy  can  never  be  a 
complete  school,  nor  attain  to  a  sure  and  permanent 
position  of  its  own,  until  it  has  a  gymnasium  upon  its 
own  campus. 


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(b)    For  Ferry  Hall. 

The  following  additional  buildings  are  the  ones  most  pressingly  needed: 

(1)  A  Refectory  Building   $      30,000 

The  present  dining  room  is  in  the  basement  of  the 

main  dormitory,  and,  while  entirely  sanitary,  is  very 
inconvenient  and  unattractive,  and  has  always  proved 
a  great  drawback  to  the  institution. 

(2)  Gymnasium $      30,000 

Endowment  for  heat,  light  and  care  of  the  same . .  $      20,000 

At  present  there  is  only  a  large  basement  room  in 
the  main  building,  which  is  used  for  the  purpose  of  a 
gymnasium. 

(3)  A  Music  Building    $      20,000 

This  building  would  contain  a  number  of  small 
sound-proof  rooms  for  piano  practice,  and  proper 
quarters  for  the  teaching  of  vocal  and  instrumental 
music.  At  present  this  work  has  to  be  carried  on  in 
the  main  dormitory,  seriously  disturbing  its  quiet. 

The  possession  of  such  a  building  would  put  the  music 
department  of  Ferry  Hall  upon  a  proper  basis.  Even 
now,  it  is  a  source  of  actual  revenue  to  the  institution. 
This  income  would  be  very  much  increased,  if  proper 
facilities  were  afforded. 

TOTAL  needed  for  Buildings  in  the  two  Prepara- 
tory Schools  $     180,000 

TOTAL  needed  for  Endowment  and  Buildings  for 

the  College    $  1,320,000 

GRAND  TOTAL  needed  for  Endowment  and 
Equipment  of  the  College  and  the  two  Prepara- 
tory Schools   $  1,510,000 


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SHALL  THE  SUPERSTRUCTURE  BE  WORTHY 
OF  THE  FOUNDATION? 

In  any  great  educational  enterprise,  those  who  are  near 
enough  to  realize  its  possibilities  are  the  only  ones  with 
sufficient  faith  in  its  future  to  contribute  the  large  amount 
of  money  needed  in  order  to  lay  its  foundations  and  begin 
its  superstructure.  That  is  just  what  has  been  done  for 
Lake  Forest  by  a  small  and  devoted  group  of  founders 
and  friends,  who  were  in  a  position  to  recognize  its  rare 
possibilities.  In  the  earlier  stages  of  such  a  work,  the 
stranger,  when  asked  to  contribute,  could  not  help  feeling 
that  he  would  be  pouring  his  money  through  a  sieve,  so 
great  was  the  amount  of  money  that  had  to  be  spent  before 
any  visible  results  could  be  obtained. 

In  the  erection  of  a  great  building  in  Chicago  or  New 
York,  where  the  conditions  of  building  are  difficult, 
there  is  alwa}^s  much  arduous  labor  and  heavy  and  costly 
construction  below  the  surface.  It  is  just  so  with  a  college 
in  the  first  decades  of  its  history :  an  immense  sum  of  money 
must,  so  to  speak,  be  spent  underground,  below  the  surface, 
before  there  are  any  very  notable  results  to  show  to  the 
casual  observer. 

Just  this  kind  of  work  has  had  to  be  done  at  Lake 
Forest  since  the  granting  of  the  Charter  in  1857.  In  bring- 
ing Lake  Forest  College  and  the  two  allied  Schools  to 
their  present  worthy  position  and  unique  opportunity,  over 
a  million  and  a  half  of  dollars  have  been  put  into  the  broad, 
strong  foundations,  and  the  beginnings  of  the  superstructure. 

The  splendid  work  done  in  Dr.  McClure's  administra- 
tion (1897-1901)— during  which  over  $300,000  were  added 
to  Lake  Forest's  endowment  and  equipment — has  brought 
the  institution  entirely  out  of  the  region  of  experiment  and 
beyond  the  point  of  danger.  Its  future  is  now  assured 
and  its  opportunity  is  admittedly  unique.  It  has  a  rich 
natural  endo  -vment  which  money  could  not  buy.  All  that 
is  needed  to  make  it  a  great  institution  of  a  much 
needed  type — i.  e.,  an  ideal,  strong  small  college,  having 


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from  250  or  300  students,  an  adequate  material  equipment, 
and  a  properly  supported  faculty  of  the  ablest  men, — is  a 
generous  addition  to  its  funds,  for  the  purposes  mentioned 
in  this  pamphlet. 

The  time  has  come  when  it  can  truthfully  be 
said  to  those  lovers  of  liberal  learning  who  believe  in 
the  smaller  colleges,  that,  in  the  case  of  Lake  Forest,  the 
preliminary  work  has  practically  all  been  done;  and  that, 
from  now  on,  whatever  is  done  for  Lake  Forest  College, 
Lake  Forest  Academy,  and  Ferry  Hall,  will  immediately 
yield  large  and  very  visible  results. 

Any  new  benefactor  can  invest  his  money  with  a  degree 
of  satisfaction  to  himself  and  a  confidence  that  the  gift  will 
be  immediately  effective,  such  as  would  not  have  been  pos- 
sible before  Dr.  McClure's  administration.  With  all  this 
difficult  and  tedious  preliminary  work  done,  with  the  broad 
and  strong  foundations  laid,  and  a  goodly  superstructure 
begun,  we  can  now  appeal  to  the  friends  of  liberal  culture, 
especially  to  those  in  the  Middle  and  North- West,  to  com- 
plete this  superstructure  in  a  way  that  will  not  only  be 
worthy  of  the  foundation,  but  will  match  the  needs  of  this 
populous,  intelligent  and  prosperous  section  of  the  country. 

The  period  of  foundation-building  has  ended. 

Shall  the  superstructure  be  now  finished,  and  in  a  way  that 
shall  be  worthy  of  so  noble  a  foundation? 

THE  SEMI-CENTENNIAL  OF  THE  CHARTER 

In  connection  with  the  commencement  exercises  in 
June,  1907,  we  expect  to  celebrate  the  semi-centennial  of  the 
granting  of  the  charter  under  which  Lake  Forest  College, 
Lake  Forest  Academy,  and  Ferry  Hall  are  now  being 
administered.  With  that  celebration  in  view,  it  is  proposed 
that  a  vigorous  and  concerted  effort  now  be  made  to  raise 
— in  money  or  good  subscriptions — as  large  a  portion  as 
possible  of  the  funds  that  are  needed  to  carry  out  the  pro- 
gramme of  this  pamphlet,  and,  more  particularly,  to  make 
such  a  substantial  addition  to  the  permanent  Endowment 
Fund  for  Lake  Forest  College  as  will  put  it  in  the  fore- 
front of  the  purely  collegiate  institutions  of  the  West. 

Richard  D.  Harlan. 

President's  Office, 
Lake  Forest  College, 

October,  1905. 


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LEGACIES   TO   LAKE  FOREST 

Those  who  contemplate  making  educational  bequests 
in  their  wills  could  not  find  an  institution  in  the  entire 
Middle-West  that  is  more  certain  than  LAKE  FOREST 
is  of  exercising  a  beneficent  influence  upon  this  region 
for  all  time,  and  where  any  money  that  was  given  for 
educational  purposes  would  be  more  quickly  and  effect- 
ively transmuted  into  good  men  and  good  women,  who 
after  all  are  the  hope  of  the  Republic. 


FORM   OF   BEQUEST 

Neither  "  Lake  Forest  College  "  nor  "  Lake  Forest 
Academy,"  nor  "  Ferry  Hall  "  is  a  corporation  by  itself, 
but  each  is  a  department  of  that  corporation  known  in 
law  as  "  Lake  Forest  University."  Hence,  all  gifts, 
legacies,  and  devises  for  either  Lake  Forest  College,  or 
Lake  Forest  Academy,  or  Ferry  Hall,  should  be  made  pay- 
able to  "  LAKE  FOREST  UNIVERSITY,  a  corporation 
organized  under  the  laws  of  the  State  of  Illinois." 


WH 


WP 


T  is    "i   instil  u    on  where  >  -  ; 

uly  great  subjects,  undV     I       d 
which  is  not  license,  and  a         ore 
with  unselfish  particip;      n    In  a     i  ramc 
de  vo\ :":i    to     ainoi     groups    w  thin 
special  interests  inside  the  general  aim;  conscious  that 
they  an    critically  watched  by  fri  ndly  eyes  that  are  I 
kind  i  \  sr  to  take  ui  '  in      h    m  i        o     heir  weakn< 
<  m  >rs,  yet  too  keer   >      ;  Leceived. 

1        ident  Hyde,  Bowdoin  Collet 


THE  SMALL  COLLEGE 

"  For  combining  sound  scholarship  with  solid  character,  for  ma, 
both  intellectually  and  spirituall'    free,  ting  the  pursuit  of  truth  v 

reverence  for  duty,  the    'Small  College'    (and  the  large  as  well) 
the  worthy  graduates  of  ev<  ry     ood  High  School;  presenting  a  course  suffl- 
ciently   rigid   to  give  symmetrical  development,  and  sufficiently  elastn 
encourage  individuality  along  congenial  lines;  taught  by  professors  who  are 
men  first  and  scholars  afterward;  governed  by  kindly  personal  influence 
and  secluded  from  too  frequent  contact  with  social  distractions — has  a  mission 
which  no  change  of  educational  conditions  can  take  away,  and  a  policy  which 
no  Bentimenl   of  vanity  or  jealousy  should  be  permitted  bo 
President  Hyde,  of  Bowdoin  College. 


THE    DIFFERENCE    BETWEEN    GENERAL    CULTURE 
SPECIAL  TRAINING. 


AND 


The  one  process  should  make  iron  into  steel;  the  other  makes  steel  into 


tools.     Special 


ultu  •    ;;ta  to 


put  an  edge  on  pot  iron. — President  Stryker,  Hamilton  Coll 


DOES  A  COLLEGE  EDUCATION  PAT 


To  be  at  home  in  all  lands  and  all  ages;  to  count  Nature  a  familiar  ac~ 
and  Art  an  intimate  friend;  to  gain  a  standard  for  the  apprecia- 
lei  men's  work  and  the  criticism  of  one's  own,  y  the  keys 

rid  librarj  in  one's  pocket,  and  feel  its  resources  behind  one  in 
task  he  undertakes;  to  make  hosts  of  friends  among  the  men  of 
own  age  who  are  to  be  leaders  in  all  walks  of  life;  to  lose  one's 
rous  enthusiasms,  and  co-operate  with  others  for  common  ends;  to  learn 
manners  from  '.undents  who  are  gentlemen,  and  form  character  uiv  pre 
lessors  who  are  Christians— these  are  the  returns  a  i  ollege  for  the  best 
four  yearn  of  one's  life. — President  Hyde,  Bowdoin  College. 


